New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 4A - CIVIL SERVICE
Chapter 6 - LEAVES, HOURS OF WORK, AND EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
Subchapter 1 - LEAVES OF ABSENCE
Section 4A:6-1.17 - Leave for elective office: local service

1. The employee shall be entitled to return to his or her permanent title within six years from the date the leave begins, provided that a written request to return is submitted to the appointing authority before the leave expires. If the term of the elective office exceeds six years, the employee's name shall be placed on a special reemployment list at the expiration of the six years.

2. The employee shall continue to accrue seniority in his or her permanent title for a maximum of six years.

3. An employee who had taken a promotional examination before being granted the leave may be appointed to the promotional title from the resulting list and shall begin the working test period upon return from the leave.

4. Any appointments to fill the position of the employee during the leave shall be made from appropriate eligible lists, but any such appointments shall be interim and shall terminate upon the return of the employee on such leave to the permanent title.